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Patient Care Technician

Patient care degree programs are smart choices if you know that you would like to enter the health care industry but you are not sure which career in health care is right for you. In a patient care degree program, you receive training in the essentials of the health care industry so that you have a lot of career options when you complete your training. You might take coursework in topics like medical terminology, medical law and ethics, human anatomy and physiology, and clinical nursing. You can complete patient care degree and certificate programs in one to two years at most schools. If you want to avoid the hassle of commuting to a campus, online degree programs might be right for you. There has never been a better time to enter the health care industry. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, eight of the top twenty fastest growing jobs are in health care.

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Kaplan College - KHE

Get a professional education designed with your future in mind at Kaplan College.

Programs Offered:

Diploma: Medical Assistant
Diploma: Nurse Assistant Training Program
Diploma: Patient Care Assistant/Technician
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Everest College

Leave that dead-end job behind with training from Everest College.

Programs Offered:

Diploma - Medical Assistant
Diploma - Pharmacy Technician
Diploma - Dental Assistant
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Platt College

Turn your talents into a career at nationally recognized and accredited Platt College.

Programs Offered:

Medical Assisting
Respiratory Therapy Associate of Science

Campus Locations:

Alhambra, CA

Riverside, CA

Ontario, CA

Carrington College California

Ready for a rewarding career? Start with a certificate or degree from Carrington College California.

Programs Offered:

Certificate in Medical Assisting
AS in Medical Assisting
AS in Dental Assisting
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Heald College

Get the real-world education you need to succeed at Heald College.

Programs Offered:

Medical Assisting
Dental Assisting

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American Career College

American Career College (ACC) offers hands-on training that will prepare students for careers in the healthcare industry at three campuses in Los Angeles, Ontario, and Orange County, California.

Programs Offered:

Medical Assistant
Pharmacy Technician
Optical Dispensing
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Campus Locations:

Anaheim, CA

Ontario, CA

Intercoast Colleges

Get your career started with Intercoast Colleges.

Programs Offered:

Medical Assistant

Campus Locations:

Fairfield, CA

UEI College

Get the real-world skills you need from UEI College.

Programs Offered:

Medical Assistant
Pharmacy Technician
Dental Assistant

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Career Colleges of America

Get your career started with Career Colleges of America.

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Medical Assistant
Nurse Assistant
Dental Assistant
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South Gate, CA

San Bernardino, CA

Gardena, CA

Milan Institute

Prepare for an exciting new career at the Milan Institute.

Programs Offered:

Medical Assisting
Registered Dental Assistant
Administrative Medical Assistant

Campus Locations:

Clovis, CA

Visalia, CA

Indio, CA

Charter College

You can prepare for a new career with help from Charter College.

Programs Offered:

Diploma - Medical Assistant
Certificate - Medical Assistant
AS - Pharmacy Technician
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Campus Locations:

Oxnard, CA

Lancaster, CA

Canyon Country, CA

Santa Barbara Business College

California is home to beautiful landscapes, a diverse population and countless things to do. Santa Barbara Business College is a California technical school that helps people just like you learn skills for their career. After all, without a good career, it can be difficult to enjoy all the wonderful things California has to offer.

SBBCollege is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. For information on graduation rates, median debt of graduates who completed these programs and other important information, visit http://www.sbbcollege.edu/consumerinformation/disclosures.php. SBBCollege offers financial aid to those who qualify.

Programs Offered:

Medical Assisting Diploma
Medical Assisting Associate

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Medical Asssistant

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Yuba City, CA

Sacramento, CA

California College San Diego

California College San Diego (CCSD) offers degree programs in Medical Specialties, Respiratory Therapy, Healthcare Administration, Business Management and Accounting, Computer Technology and Networking, Computer Programming, and Computer Science. Online programs are offered by our affiliated college, Stevens-Henager College, Salt Lake City/Murray.

Programs Offered:

Bachelor Science in Respiratory Therapy
Associate of Science in Respiratory Therapy

Campus Locations:

San Marcos, CA

San Diego, CA

Summit College

Get your career started with an education from Summit College.

Programs Offered:

Optical Dispensing Technician
Dental Assistant

Campus Locations:

Colton, CA

Anaheim, CA

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Patient care technicians work in a healthcare environment under the supervision of a healthcare professional. They have responsibility for many of the clinical procedures that are used in healthcare, including performing ECGs, catheterization, taking blood samples and other processes. They also undertake some of the administrative work of patient care, including keeping patient records.

If you want to work in a team of healthcare professionals as a patient care technician, you need to train in the skills and medical background knowledge that will enable you to do this job. You may decide to take a preliminary program in patient care technician training, or you may decide to train while you are working, studying both in the classroom and under supervision in your place of work.

You will gain certification as a patient care technician, giving recognition of your skills and abilities. Patient care technicians work in hospitals and clinics, nursing homes and in physician practices, wherever their skills are needed. You may decide to work on a contract basis, gaining the opportunity to work in many different establishments and to travel if you want to. Your skills will be in demand as the healthcare industry is going through an unprecedented period of growth, as an aging population creates a demand for geriatric healthcare services and help to maintain a good quality of life.